Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22
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SoUTHINGToN, Sept. 21.-The Seymour Stratton company was at Town Hall last night under the auspices of the uptown fire men.
 Prof. c. A. Holbrook left here to day with his family to reside in Boston.
 John N. Pickering and Miss Vera B. Isbell, of Waterbury, were married at Waterbury Wednesday evening.
 General State News.
 $7,000 PROFIT.
 The directors of the Charter Oak Driving Park association will have $7, 800 profit after paying all the expenses of the recent circuit meeting.
 IN wALLINGFORD.
 Tonight the National band will give concert of many choice selections at the band stand on the plains. This will probably be their last concert of the season.
 GEN. ARMSTRONG.
 General S. 0. Armstrong of the Hampton. Va, institute was in Hartford Tuesday for few hours in excellent health and with un- diminished vigor. He will attend the Mohonk conference next week.
 A NEW HAvENER GETS TWELVE YEARS.
 Thomas Leroy, boiler maker hailing from New Haven, was yesterday sentenced in New York to State prison for twelve years for robbery. By means of violence he
  New Jersey gardener.
 HYMENEAL.
 On Monday in the Congregational parson- age, South Coventry, the Hon. Chauncey Howard, president of the Fidelity company of Hartford, was married to Miss Laura G. Ripley of South Coventry. The Rev. A. G. Quick was the officiating clergyman.
 IN ANsoNIA.
 The first anniversary of the Ansonis lodge, United Odd Fellows (colored), will be cele- brated by a grand parade on Friday, Sept. 23. The orders from New Haven and Bridge port are invited to be present. The Ansonia brass band will head the procession.
 PROBABLY FATAL FALL.
 Michael Mcguire of Meriden, familiarly known as Bolivar" fell from the attic win dow of the Carter House Monday. He was taken up insensible and bleeding profusely at the mouth, This is the end of long debauch and will probably result in death.
 A KNITTING COMPANY.
 The New Britain Knitting company, owing $500, ,000, which had closed for want of means, but had recently resumed work, held stock holders meeting Tuesday. The capital stock of the company amounts to $20O,000. A committee was appointed to arrange plans for the future.
 HE LIKED IT.
 Charles Burton, of Danbury, has dog so fond of hunting coons, rabbits. skunks, chucks, etc., that he often goes off hunting alone. Last Saturday MT. Burdick came upon him fighting with 8 coon. The dog conquered after an hours fight and brought home the coon, a big one.
 BOOK AGENT.
 A book agent has been arrested at Bridge port for forcibly seizing his own goods from a purchaser. Mrs Rhoda Reich had bought an album on the installment plan, but was unable to pay the due when the agent called Saturday. The woman was in a delicate condition and was rudely handled.
 MERIDEN Y. M. c. A.
 The following have been chosen officers of the Meriden Young Mems Christian associa- tion: President w. B. Benham; first vice president, J.R. Sutliff; second vice president, Edward Miller; recording secretary, F. E. Sage; corresponding secretary, W. A. Venter; treasurer, s. J. Hall; librarian, Geo. Cramp- ton.
 THE TWENTY SECONDS REUNION.
 The reunion of the Twenty second c. V. at Windsor on Tuesday was very much enjoyed. Col. G. s. Burnham presided and these off ham; vice president, Captain J. G. Root; secretary, Sergt. H. R. Morley; treasurer, Adj. 0. A. Jewell. Over two hundred men were in line during the parade. Capt. J. G. Root made the principal address.
 FATAL sTABBING AFFRAY.
 Viola May and Dollie Howe, two variety actresses who have been conducting house of illfame in Bridgeport, quarrelled early yesterday morning and the May woman was stabbed in the left breast. Her injuries it is thought will prove fatal. The police captur- ed Miss Howe, who was found riding about town in hack. The May woman formerly sang in Heublinger's on Fourteenth street, New York. Two of her male friends engaged in quarrel one night and one of them was fatally stabbed. She has sister, Lillie May, who formerly sang at Tom Gould's dive on Thirteenth street, New York.
 DEAD IN HIS BOAT.
 While boating out of Little Hay harbor, Fishers Island, Lewis N. Barlow, of Mystic, dropped dead in his boat. MT. Barlow was formerly of Falmouth, Mass, but for the last ten years had been engaged in the ice business between Fishers Island and Mystic. During the day he had had party from the Bartlett cottages out sailing. While return ing to Mystic after landing his party his death occurred. His son, who was with him, returned and notified Coroner Abram Clifford, who rendered decision that he died of heart disease. The day of his death was his sixtieth birthday. He leaves wife and three children.-New London Tele- graph.
 THE DANBURY FAIR.
 The nineteenth annual fair of the Danbury Agricultural society takes place on October 4, 5, 6, and 8. It is the great county fair of the United States. Figures show that it has a much greater attendance of visitors than the State fair receives. Every year the number increases, and at the last exhibition there were nearly fifty thousands of persons. It has visitors and exhibitors from New York, Boston, Albany and other distant points. It is the fair of New England, and in the number and novelty of it's exhibits, the host of people (embracing every phase of human nature) who flock there, the Danbury fair is one of the most interesting ard excit- ing occasions to be found anywhere. SECOND CONNECTICUT HEAVY ARTILLERY RE-
 UNION YESTERDAY.
 The eighteenth annual reunion of the Com panies I, B and the band of the First Con- necticut Heavy artillery was held at the G. A. R. hall in Waterbury yesterday with Major s. P. Hatfield of Whitestone, L. l., in the chair. At 1:30 dinner was served at the Scovill House. The officers chosen for the coming year were: President, William 0. Beecher, of Shelton; vice president, Captain John H. Burton, New Haven; secretary, John 0. Taylor, Hartford; treas urer, Charles J. Porter, Go shen; executive board, Major O. R. Bannon, WaG6rDuEy; huD6E1 6. OcOGC, Wa- terbury, and Frank G. Bangs, Waterbury. The First Connecticut Artillery association was organized from among the one hundred present with Gen. Henry L. Abbott of New York president, G. G. Scott vice president, Charles J. Porter treasurer, John c. Taylor | secretary and historian. The particular ob- | feet of this last association was to secure a | regimental history of the First Connecticut | artillery, an organization like this being ne- oessary in order to obtain the State aid of | s2OO, as provided by law.
 AGRICULTURAL FAIRS. New London county-Norwich, September | 2O-22. Fairfield county-Norwalk, September | 20 22. Windham county-Brooklyn, September | 2O-22. Holland county-Rockville, October 4-6 Berlin-Berlin, September 2s.